WEIRD SCIENCE
A form of natural selection may have been working on amino acids in the primordial soup long before life arose on Earth. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2023 Feb 28 – Exactly how life arose out of non-living matter is a major mystery, and …
A new study suggests that genetic susceptibility to ovarian cancer does not affect the protective effect of aspirin in reducing ovarian cancer risk. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Feb 26 – Ovarian cancer is a highly fatal type of cancer that can be …
Your brain can imagine things that haven’t happened or that don’t even exist. agsandrew/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Andrey Vyshedskiy, Professor of Neuroscience, Boston University Published: 2023 Feb 23 – You can easily picture yourself riding a bicycle across the sky …
While research is mixed on the health impacts of marijuana consumption, a new study says daily use is definitely not a good idea. Depositphotos – By Michael Franco 2023 Feb 24 – The pros and cons of marijuana usage are complicated, and are constantly …
A man from Düsseldorf is the third person worldwide to be cured of HIV following a stem cell transplant. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Feb 23 – A 53-year-old from Düsseldorf in Germany has become the third person in the world to be …
A Canadian study has found that the use of a social robot in the classroom can help children with learning disabilities stay on-task. University of Waterloo – By Paul McClure 2023 Feb 22 – Students with learning disabilities (LD) struggle with particular skills like …
A large study out of Denmark supports evidence of a link between maternal infection and the risk of childhood leukemia. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Feb 20 – Leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children and adolescents. Little is known …
An artist’s impression of a black hole and its accretion discNASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Jeremy Schnittman. View 1 Images – By Michael Irving 2023 Feb 19 – A groundbreaking new study could finally provide an answer to one of the most perplexing astrophysics mysteries …
In a truly remarkable product demonstration, a rider wearing airbag pants crashes into a Peugeot at speed and does “the Superman” over the hood. CX Air Dynamics. View gallery – 4 images – By Loz Blain 2023 Feb 15 – Two companies – France’s …
Following a successful maiden run, the Zoox electric robotaxi will now start to shuttle employees along open public roads between two company buildings. Zoox View gallery – 4 images – By Paul Ridden 2023 Feb 14 Amazon-owned robotaxi developer Zoox has announced the deployment …
